Illinois § 25

§ 25.

Disclosures required. A written promotional prize offer must contain each of the following in a clear and conspicuous statement at the onset of the offer: (1) the true name or names of the sponsor and the address of the sponsor's actual principal place of business; (2) the retail value of each prize the person receiving the notice has been selected to receive or may be eligible to receive; (3) a disclosure that no purchase is necessary to enter such written promotional offer; (4) a disclosure that a purchase will not improve the person's chances of winning with an entry; (5) a statement of the person's odds of receiving each prize identified in the notice; (6) any requirement that the person pay the actual shipping or handling fees or any other charges to obtain or use a prize, including the nature and amount of the charges; (7) if receipt of the prize is subject to a restriction, a description of the restriction; (8) any limitations on eligibility; and (9) if a sponsor represents that the person is a "finalist", has been "specially selected", is in "first place", or is otherwise among a limited group of persons with an enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize, the written prize notice must contain a statement of the maximum number of persons in the group or purported group with this enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize. (Source: P.A. 92-436, eff. 1-1-02.)